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Matt, I pretty much bought all of the accessories that HF sells for my little lathe. Which is only five or six items. I may buy a quick change head in the near future, but some things I

Matt, Looks like you will soon have the first one, a tailstock drill chuck. What to get next depends on what sort of work you are undertaking, I would consider a faceplate or

Hi Matt, What do you intend to do with your lathe? Although it is impractical to run out and buy tooling only when you find that you need it, until you actually plan a project or job, you could

What are the first two accessories I should get now that I have a lathe. I'm on a quest today. Off to see the wizard...no , off to find a mt2 arbor for a Jacobs chuck. Matt, kf4zgz

Dean, As David said, having your elbow at about 90 degrees when operating the cross-slide is optimal. This same recommendation was made by Sparey 50 years ago, so it's probably withstood the test

Dean, I am 5'11" and I have some minor back problems. I like the table top to be 41" from the floor. It puts things at a comfortable level for my back and my elbows are just under 90 degrees to the

What have the members here found to be a good working height for the mini-lathes (bed height) ? I'm considering using the lower half of a roll-away tool box, or something similar. Any

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For most stuff, a well sharpened HSS tool gives the best results. However, there's a lot to be said for the convenience of a pre-ground carbide tool. HF sells a small insert style set of

<kf4zgz@n...> wrote: HSS is good for most turning. I only recently used a carbide cutter for the first time with little difference, but I'm not very experienced. Of course, you have to grind

Matt, There are lots of books out there. Check your library first if you want to save some money! Here's a link to an onsite selection of good books on

bflint@... mumbled: Speaking of Army docs, read this quick page, and then download anything you ever thought you wanted asap before it all disappears...

Hi gang! I've been playing,er, working with the lathe and learning a lot....now fer some info. 1- What type of tool is best for what job? considerations: cost, main material is plastic (PVC), some

Neil, Yep, been here almost 6 years. You? That link you posted for the other manual is chapter 7 of the same one that we're just getting the index for on the 7x10 group! I see that we can all go

bflint@... scribbled: Same thing I'm getting. See my prev email for another good doc. Anyway, I notice from your email that you're an Austinite as well. Woo-hoo! Cheers, -Neil.

roylowenthal scribbled: Really? ...you should join some of the other lists I'm on :-) I get an index and TOC on the first link, and I've joined the latter to get access, so hopefully will get that

Frank Hoose scribbled: Only prob here is that the inside of the bezel is also an aesthetic part. Cheers, -Neil.

Thanks for the links. Is the full manual available on the 7x10 site? All I see with your link below are the index and the table of contents. <roylowenthal@y...>" <roylowenthal@y...>

I think we're reaching the readability limit for interspersed replies! There's a machining manual

I recently made a housing for a small halogen reflector lamp that is very similar to your plan - including the threaded bezel. You can hold the bezel or the tubing from the inside by extending the